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QPR will have to learn fast if they’re are to make a return to the Premier League an extended one, with guilt edge chances wasted and costly errors punished in a defeat to Hull.

Compared to our last two opening day Premier League defeats against Bolton (4-0) and Swansea (5-0), it wasn’t all doom and gloom with plenty of encouraging signs to take from the game outside of Rio Ferdinand imitating his brother Anton at a set-piece and Charlie Austin’s penalty cruelly saved late on. But it was a missed opportunity to get some early points on the board.

When we settled there were plenty of encouraging signs as the side looked comfortable with the 3-5-2 formation and created plenty of chances.

Loic Remy showed what a difference he could make to our survival hopes with intelligence and sharpness a step above his team-mates and there were signs of potential in a partnership with Austin.

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We may never see that materialise though if a Champions League club comes in for the French international which would be a massive blow to our chances.

It was as if Alejandro Faurlin never went away as he calmly moved Rangers round the pitch with some intelligent passing on his return from a second long term injury.

He almost made it a fairy tale comeback as his turn and shot just went wide among a flurry of well worked chances. If you don’t take them at this level though, you will get punished.

QPR manager Harry Redknapp has plenty of work to do (Picture: Getty Images)

Hull had rarely threatened as Ferdinand rolled back the years in a near perfect debut, but even he knows you can’t take your eye off the ball for a moment in this league and not get punished.

By the time he’d looked where the ball was from an early second half corner James Chester had already made contact and was watching the ball sail past Rob Green to an area of the goal where there was no man on the post, a basic tactic Hull had already shown helps when they prevented an early Steven Caulker chance.

It’s these little margins and attention to detail which add up over the season and could be the difference between survival and relegation

Seven minutes from time the fruits of Hull’s labour were there to see again as Allan McGregor saved a penalty from Austin to deny a first Premier League goal which would have added another landmark to an incredible story for the striker who was still playing non-league five years ago.

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He’ll score goals in this league but he’ll note the detail that was later revealed of McGregor and the coaching staff not just looking at recent penalties taken, but analysing every minor detail in his run up to trend where the penalty was most likely to end up.

This is what we’re dealing with. There was a lot to like against Hull, but we’ll have to learn quickly if we are to stay in this league.